Multi4: Catalyst 11.3 with Switchable Graphics Support

Traditionally, after loooong and hard testing, i can proudly present you my latest State of Art: Catalyst 11.3 with switchable graphics support.

Its natively supports Lenovo Y560 and Y460 as well.

But it does deliver something more than simple driver updates:

1. Experimental Support for Compal NBLB5, Acer Aspire 7745G.

Before you start installing my set, ensure you have native drivers installed before. As its experimental, please, forward all found bugs to me.

2. Fixed Brightness control problems.

Yeah, thats right, nothing can stop you now from changing brightness with Windows Power Manager or with Lenovo Power Management.

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3. Fixed 2 Tray Icons Problem.

You may noticed that with my earlier releases, especially if to install my sets on clean system, when you switch to Intel graphics, ATi tray icon does not dissapear (see picture). This was fixed and now its autohiding properly.

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o/Just to clarify, the instructions "Before you start installing my set, ensure you have native drivers installed before."only applies to users who never used your installers before?I am currently using 11.2, so I can just install over, correct?

"Before you start installing my set, ensure you have native drivers installed before." – is ONLY for Experimental notebooks. So you have to get latest official driver of manufacturer and install it before installing mine.The native supported notebooks (y460/y560) dont need that. You can delete previous drivers or just start installing over existing – no difference.Only thing you might risk is to loose with last approach – automatic "switch-cards" ability. Its not the problem of this set, but inperfection of ATi cleaning/overwriting system. But, again, everything should work even without it.Also, i am wondering: is o/ a trash bin or applause? 🙂

NBLB5 and x64: on installing i got a blank black screen although after hard-restart it's working fine and install report have no errors.I can successfully switch to intelHD but after back-switching i get blank screen and need to restart again and then it's fine. I'll try to make clean install of windows with SP1 and drivers in end of week and then report if it's ok or same.

uninstalled driver, then cleaned with driversweeper. Installed original driver and then your driver. got blue screen(atikmdag.sys error). Made restart and installed again and then it went smooth. restarted and everything seems working but cannot switch back from intelHD – blank black screen. Maybe i could try to install your modified drivers only? Funny thinig is, i cannot make switch(even original driver) if my WLM is running? i surely remember it was possible

Main reason why you install your official drivers is that they contain necessary information about brightness, switching, customization which i cant implement without having notebook in hands.Tell me, how do you perform video change?

It's a Y560! I driver sweeped, deleted Intel from registry, then installed. Btw, according the right of your website. "L's 11.3 8.831 7617" What's with the low performance! Perhaps it would be better to just switch to 11.1a?

Ohh…Its clearly impossible..try this steps:1. Download Latest "Driver Sweeper" application. Install it. Do nothing with it for now.2. Uninstall any driver you have installed right now via windows manager. Select Full Uninstall.3. Reboot to "Safe Mode" (Push F8 constantly while after BIOS boot).4. Run Driver Sweeper. Check "ATI" box. Clean Remains of previous driver (MUTUAL. You thought that ATi does good job about uninstalling their drivers? )4. Open Device Manager. Locate Video tab, there must be 2x "standard driver". If there is something else – delete all and refresh Device Manager.4.1 Go to registry: HKLM–>Software—>Intel – delete Intel folder.5. Now your system is more or less clean from ATi&Intel video drivers.6. Reboot to normal (as usual you boot) mode.7. Start installation of 11.3.You must understand that "multiply" installed drivers can leave after themselves lots of trash witch can affect on present driver.

I'm back. I still cannot switch my graphics in 11.1a by installing it from the instructions provided above. My "configure switchable-graphics" and switch on laptop doesn't work. Not sure what's happening… although I am able to see my Intel functioning and working in device manager

tried your latest custom inf.had compal original driver already installed.Got the blue screen atikmdag.sys error.restarted and second time got just black screen.restarted and still cannot change back from intelHD – black screen, must restart to get picture back.

Hey leshcat, I was certain my switchable graphics was working beforehand because I had a mobo replacement and tested the switches. To make sure, I reinstalled 7.752 (the one before .772) to confirm it was working. After installing, my switch and such was working. This time I did everything but delete inteldisplay from registry to see if it was breaking the switch… my switchable isn't working on 11.1a

working on Acer Aspire 4745gthe only issue: after switching from intel hd to ATI screen backlight remains off, I can barely see the picture, pressing brightness hotkeys does nothing. It is fixes after reboot

Sergio,How did you install it?1. Did you install ACER drivers before?2. Is this the only issue? Does back-light switch works fine on both cards?3. Do you have 2 tray icons when running on intel graphics?

It wont work for me, lenovo y560 i3. Tried everything, fresh installation, installatin over existing drivers, cleaning everyting and install, reinstall windows and nothing, just display drivers fail to install every single time for the last 5 days, im on 11.1a atm and gonna stay on them…

@MilanWhat can i say…I 've installed it 1xxxx times (due test etc), installed on totally clean win7, installed after official lenovo's, installed after previous of my sets and everytime it worked.My short system specs are: Core i3, 3GB, 5730/Intel. It cannot work at all.

Hey lesh,I reinstalled 11.3 again with switchables not working again. I was able to switch it back and forth earlier while I had no drivers though… Anyways, I found out that I am able to switch only by going into device manager and disabling AMD 5730 graphics. Doing so will automatically switch to Intel. CCC also reads that method as a switch to power-saving mode. The only issue now is that Intel seems to be unable to find the program (Intel's equivalent to CCC.) I can't find the program that allows us to configure the settings for Intel graphics. When I re-enable AMD graphics via device manager, CCC reappears. Do you know where the location of the Intel graphic manager program is?

@leshcatWell i tried absolutely everything and everytime same error, can not found some dll drives that correspond with graphic card, or drivers are not for graphic card that i have. Its impossible to install them, tried on 3 installations of windows, windows 7 pro, windows 7 ultimate and win 7 ultimate without activation. And i tried with preinstalled and without it, and with preinstalled official and with preinstalled 11.1a and nothing helps…

@Edwin, Milan.If you both tried EVERYTHING as you claim, only thing i can propose is to wait for 11.4 release. Lets see how it will react on your y560. Meanwhile i advice you to stick with Lenovo Driver.